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Textile and Garment Pressers in New Jersey

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4.4% Jobs Projection

$23,280 Median Salary

150 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Textile and Garment Pressers in New Jersey are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

Projected employment for Textile and Garment Pressers in New Jersey is growing slower than average.
Textile and Garment Pressers in New Jersey earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Textile and Garment Pressers Work in New Jersey?

In New Jersey, there were 830 people working as Textile and Garment Pressers in the year 2018.

There were 1,230 Textile and Garment Pressers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 400 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 510 Textile and Garment Pressers working in it, which means New Jersey has more Textile and Garment Pressers than average.

Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for Textile and Garment Pressers in this state are growing at a rate of 4.4% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -6.7%.

New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 150 annual Textile and Garment Pressers job openings in New Jersey, and 1,190 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 5,200 annual jobs and 42,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Textile and Garment Pressers Make in New Jersey?

In 2018 wages for Textile and Garment Pressers ranged from $18,880 to $32,560 with $23,280 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.08 to $15.66. The median hourly rate was $11.19.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $11.09 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.10.

The median salary in New Jersey is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Jersey Metros for Textile and Garment Pressers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Textile and Garment Pressers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	1,970	$24,440
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	880	$22,510
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	80	$26,090

Top States for Textile and Garment Pressers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Textile and Garment Pressers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	6,390	$25,800
Texas	5,060	$20,820
Florida	2,920	$21,910
Pennsylvania	1,800	$22,200
New York	1,760	$25,020
Georgia	1,670	$19,110
Ohio	1,480	$23,120
Virginia	1,350	$20,050
North Carolina	1,010	$20,650
New Jersey	830	$23,280
South Carolina	800	$22,050
Alabama	790	$20,260
Washington	790	$28,940
Illinois	740	$22,070
Tennessee	730	$24,290
Michigan	670	$22,060
Arizona	660	$23,060
Massachusetts	660	$34,020
Mississippi	590	$20,640
Connecticut	570	$26,640

Below are the states where Textile and Garment Pressers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Massachusetts	$34,020
Alaska	$29,250
Rhode Island	$29,090
Washington	$28,940
Minnesota	$27,920
Connecticut	$26,640
District of Columbia	$26,450
Montana	$26,000
Maine	$25,850
California	$25,800

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